The idea with brain teasers and various kinds of logical riddles is that the question is worded in such a way that it takes your mind in one direction when the answer is really in another. Being able to keep your mind focussed and consider all the possible scenarios and not just the information that is being emphasized is what makes a smart person so good at riddles.
You might think that the average brain teaser found on the internet or a riddle given to you by a friend is usually too easy to stump you. Well, that might be the case but getting the correct answers to all 15 of these mind boggling riddles is likely more difficult than you imagine it will be.
If you would like to prove your brain teaser solving abilities then you will want to take this quiz, answer the questions contained within and see if you can get a perfect score.
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These 15 Brain Teasers Seem Simple, But How Many Can Yo… Quiz Questions
There is a box of 12 donuts on a table. You take 4 donuts from the box. How many donuts do you have?
0
4
12
8
You are in a dark room with only a lamp, a stove, a candle, and a match. What should you light first?
Lamp
Stove
Candle
None of these
A man died in the year 1978 after having been born in 2012. How is this possible?
He was born in 2012 B.C.
It's impossible
His birth certificate is incorrect
He's a time traveller
If a plane crashed on the border of the United States and Mexico, where would they bury the survivors?
None of these
It depends on the families' wishes
United States
Mexico
A man says that he has no brothers or sisters but says the father of the man in a picture he is showing you is his father's son. What relation is the person in the picture to the man?
Second cousin twice removed
His son
Himself
His father
What word that is 5 letters long becomes shorter when 2 letters are added to it?
Long
Short
Large
Small
Eric's mother has 4 children named Spring, Summer, Fall and ____?
Eric
Winter
It's impossible to determine
Autumn
Joffrey and Cersei were each enjoying drinks of "bourbon on the rocks." Cersei was thirsty and drank 5 drinks in the same time it took Joffrey to drink one. The drinks were poisoned but only Joffrey died, why?
None of these
Cersei also drank the antidote
Everyone hates Joffrey
The poison was in the ice cubes
What will happen if Pinocchio says the line "My nose will grow right now"?
He will be trapped in a logical paradox
He will become a real boy
His nose will grow
His nose will not grow
Steve and Karen Smith have 3 sons and each son has a sister. How many people are there in total in the family?
8
5
7
6
You have two coins which total 30 cents in your pocket but one of the coins is not a nickel. How is this possible?
They are both rare 15-cent coins
I have a quarter and a nickel
None of these
They are Bitcoin
A cowboy arrives in town on Friday, stays for two days and then leaves town again on Friday. How is this possible?
None of these
The town is in the Twilight Zone
His horse is named Friday
He does not follow a Gregorian calendar
You have the option of entering either a room filled with venomous snakes, a room engulfed in fire, or a room with a tiger that hasn't been fed for 2 months. Which is the safest room?
Room with the venomous snakes
Room on fire
None of these
Room with the tiger
How far can a domesticated dog run into the forest?
The whole way through
It can't run into the forest
1/4 of the way
Halfway through
A man pushes his car into a hotel and tells the owner he is bankrupt. Why did this happen?
The man spent his last dollar on a car that doesn't run
The man's name is Bankrupt
The man is playing Monopoly
The man ran out of money and needs a place to stay
One Comment
I got 7 out of 15!
Oh no! Your mental agility needs some work! Hmm, better luck next time!